A seven-year-old schoolgirl was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Walsall.

The youngster was injured outside Ryders Hayes School in Gilpin Crescent, Pelsall on Friday afternoon.

West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed it received four 999 calls and took the girl to the Manor Hospital by land ambulance.

West Midlands Police said: “We were called to Gilpin Crescent at 3.34pm to reports of a child being hit by a car. The girl’s injuries are not deemed to be serious or life-threatening. No arrests were made.”

Gilpin Crescent, Pelsall where the accident happened

A short statement from the school reads: “Our pupil has been discharged, fit and well, from hospital after her road accident. Thank you to all the staff and parents who came to help her.”

This was the THIRD time a school pupil was hit by a car in Walsall last week.